Hose-supporter stud.



R. GORTON.

HOSE SUPPORTER STUD.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. a, 1911.

1,057,396. y Patented 1112111.25, 1913.

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0F NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HOSE-SFPORTER STUD.

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. Applicationled November 8, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Serial No. 659,174.

To 'all whom t may concern:

Beit known that l, ROBERT GroR'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful limprovements in Hose- Supporter Studs, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to lhose-supporter studs comprising a soft rubber button and a base late ofthe type shown in Letters Fatent o? the United States No. 552,470, granted to me, December 31, 1895, and my present invention consists in a novel stud of the type thereinl shown. 1n studs of this type the button is made of soft rubber in order to provide the necessary clinging and yielding characteristics which `are important factors in the operation of the clasp 0f 'which the stud forms a part, but such a buttonl is more or less flexible, and lacks Ythe required rigidity, therefore it is necessary that it should be attached to its base as not only to secure it permanently in place but at the same time to furnish it with a central support whereby, when the clasp is under strain, the button cannot collapse and thus release itself from the loop member of the clasp with which it is4 associated. Heretofore the common way of securing such -a soft molded button to the baseplate and to supply it with the necessaryv central support has been to attach the button to the base plate by means of a rivet extending through the button. This riveting op'eration has inhand labor in the assembling of the base plates, rivets and buttons and also a machine operation for upsetting and heading over the rivets. Furthermorefthis method ofI manufacturing the stud has left the metallic part at the top is obj ectonablebecause, sary handling of the parts when they are head of the rivet as an exposed of the button which ybeing assembled for the riveting operation, the heads of the rivets are and discolor and thus mar their appearance.

liable to tarnish Furthermore, after the rubber, buttons have become worn or pressed down in use the metal heads are liable to be left exposed to such an extent as to tear or otherwise injure the garments of the wearer.

l have invented a new stud of the type above mentioned, in which, ,while the soft rubber-button is securely fastened tothe base plate in such manner as lvertical central section plate in such manner.

` ing owing to the necesbut not through te afford it the.'

of the parts is simplified, the operation of riveting the button to its base plate is dispensed with,

and a rubber button having no exposed metal surface at its top is produced.

ln the accompanying rawings 1 havel shown some hose supporter studs made in necessary support, the assembli accordance with `my invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stud with an oblong button constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 shows a therethrough. Fig. 3 shows Ja transverse seotionthereof.l Fig. 4c is a perspective view of a stud constructed in accordance with my invention having a' round button of the usual shape. Fig. y5 shows a qvertical central section therethrough. Fig. 6 is a perspective view, indicating lhow the button is applied to the post of the base plate. Fig. 7 shows a longitudinal central section through the oblong rubber button. ln the foregoing figures of the drawings the rubber button is shown as being provided with an enlarged recess or cavity adapted to. receive the head f the post. Figs. 8, 9 and 10 illustrate a modication in which such enlargement or cavity is dispensed with, the recess for the post being of substantially uniform cross section or of uniform dimensions. Fig. 8 shows a vertical centralsection through a rubber button having a recess of the vform just mentioned.- Fig. 9 shows a transverse section thereof. Fi 10 shows a vertical central section through the button illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, and a base plate and'post to which it is applied. Fig. 11 is a sectional view, showa modication. A rindicates the rubber button, B the base lplate and .C the central support or post.l

rFhe button is made of soft rubber, having the requisite clinging and yielding characteristics. 1t may be'molded in any suitable way, given any appropriate shape and is vrovid'ed with a flanged or enlarged head and a recess a extending, from the bottom or outer end of the shank of the button into the head thereof. `The base plate, which 1s of the usual shape and construction, has extending from it a post having a head c. The post may be made? oblong, and the recess a is correspondingly and l have. indicated the method of their manufacture.

will not be separated from the post by the strain to which it is subjected when in use.

I have found that it is not necessary to enlarge the inner end of the recess a to form' a cavity for the end of the post. A

substantially straight recess or one ofuniplete studs can be 'then slipping it over form cross section or of uniform dimensions, as shown 1n Figs. 8 and 9,may beemployed. In such case, after the headed postls pressedinto the recess the walls of the latter will be stretched around the head and contracted around the shank of the post, leaving small vacant spaces m on each side of and immediately below the head of the post, as shown in Figa 101. These spaces are not objectionable but on the contrary slightly increase the cushioning characterist-ics of the button. As it is somewhat easier to mold buttons with the straight recess shown in Figs. 8, 9 and l0, I prefer to so make them.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I have shown an oblong button'and a correspondingly shaped post, while in Figs. et and 5 I have shown a round button and a post which may be circular in cross section in order to indicate that my invention is applicable to buttons and posts of yvarious shapes.

The construction of my"` improved hose supporter stud will now be clearly understood, and it will be observed that the briey stated,

method vof its manufactureq consists in molding the soft rubber button with a suitable post-receiving recess and and pressing it on to a suitably shaped post' which has been previously secured to a base plate of ordinary construction. By this novel method the complete stud can be readilyl produced with a considerable saving in handling` and assembling and without the necessity of a riveting operation for securing the button to the base plate. for the hose supporter manufacturer to have at hand two parts, viz., the molded rubber buttons and the base plates with the posts extending therefrom and the comreadily produced., as pressing the rubber byttons over the posts, an extremely simple operation, quickly and easily performed. The best results are obtained by applying pressure to the top of the button and forcing it evenly over the post toward the base plate.

By my invention a stud is` produced 4with needed, by merely It is merely necessary,

a soft rubber sary yielding and having the button possessing the neces=' and clinging characteristics required rigidity by reason of its interior support, the button and base ments of the wearer.

I have herein shown a round button and an oblong button by way of example, but it will be understood that my invention is not limited to any particu-- lar shape of button or to a'single post and recess for each button as two' or more posts and recesses may be employed in each stud. Thus in Fig. llthe base plate E is shown as being provided with two posts C which ton A. By providing the button with a lflanged head or outer end `andthus thickening thewalls of the inner end of the recess it is given greater capacity for clinging to the post. yThe solid head performs a similar function; i. e., it gives greater firmness or gripping power .to thebutton than would a recessed head lso that when the button head isyboth iianged and solid the most secure attachment of the but-ton tothe post is obtained. When two-posts are used, as shown in Fig. l1, a solid portion of the button is-retained between the posts which adds to the stability of the stud.

I claim as my invention:

v1. As .a new article of manufacture` a stud for ihose-supporters consisting of a soft rubber button having a recessedpostreceiving shank and a solid head of greater cross section than the shank, a base plate, and a post secured to said base-plate having a head of greater cross-section than the cross-section of the'recess in the said shank. said headed post being pressed' into said recess 'so that its headed upper end is seated within the headed portion of the button and is gripped by the contraction of the recess in the button shank below the head of the postc v l2. As a new article of manufacture. a stud for hose-supporters, consisting of a soft rubber button having-a hanged head, a shank and an expansible recess of substan-I tially the same cross section throughout its length extending through its shank and into but vnot through the head where the walls of the recess are thickest, a base plate and a headed post secured to said base plate and slipped into said recess to form an interior support for said button and to attach it to said base plate, the head of said post being of such cross section as tov expand the recess wherebysthe yrecess is stretched around the head of the post and contracts below itt 3. As a new article of manufacture, a

enter suitable recesses in the butstud for hose supporters consisting of a soft rubber button having a shank provided With two post-receiving recesses and a solid head of greater *cross section than the shank, a base plate, and two posts secured to said base plate each having a headv of greater cross section than the cross sectionl of the recess in the shank Which it enters,

said posts being pressed into said recesses so that their headed upper ends are seated within' the headed portion of the button the button is retained between the posts.

and are gripped by the contraction of the recesses in the button shank below the heads of the posts While a solid portion of- .15 1n testimony whereof, have hereunto subscribed my name.

l p ROBERT GORTON.

Witnesses:

rGEORGE HPHELPS,

ALPHoNso W. BELCHER. 

